Natural disaster kills 3, injures at least 40 in Japan

Although largely unaffected by the powerful quake, Chan said groups may need to adjust their itineraries.

The quake caused partial building collapses, building fires and toppled walls A 9-year-old girl and two men in their 80s were the reported dead.

The magnitude-6.1earthquake, initially measured at 5.9, struck the region, 400 kilometres west of Tokyo, during the morning commute. The quake also grounded flights in and out of Osaka, and paralyzed traffic and commuter trains most of the day.

Huen said his agency had four to five tours heading to Osaka daily, and at the moment they would not be cancelled.

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